PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 NBA SEASON (MINNESOTA):

Wrapped up his 17th season in the NBA…Played in 76 total games this season (all starts) with the Timberwolves, ending with season averages of 11.4 points on 45.7% shooting, including a career-high 44.2% from deep, 2.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.16 steals and a career-low 1.3 turnovers per game. His 45.7% field goal percentage was the second highest in a single season in his career (2016-17: 46.0%).…Conley tallied 15 games this season with 15+ points on 4+ made threes, becoming just the 12th player in NBA history aged 36 or older to tally 15+ games with 15+ points and 4+ made threes. His 15 such games are the most in franchise history…Including this season (449 assists, 179 three-pointers made), Conley is one of five players in NBA history to record 350+ assists and 150+ made threes in a season for three different franchises. He joins Kevin Durant, D’Angelo Russell, James Harden and Baron Davis…Conley is just the eighth player in NBA history (since 1967-68) aged 36 or older to shoot 44.0%+ from beyond the three-point line in a single season (min. 100 3PA). Conley's 179 made threes this season are the third most such made threes by a player 36 years or older in NBA history (since 1967-68)…Conley also became the 41st player in NBA history (since 1967-68) aged 36 or older to tally less than 105 turnovers in a season (min. 75 games played)…One of his best performances of the season came on Jan. 18 against his old team, the Memphis Grizzlies when he added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-6 from deep and a season-high-tying 10 assists…The Jan. 18 game marked his second 15+ point/10+ assist game this season (52nd career), both coming against the Grizzlies, and his first such game doing so while shooting 63.0%+ from the field (fifth career)… While dishing out 10 assists on Jan. 18 against Memphis, Conley did not commit a single turnover, the second time this season with 10 assists and zero turnovers (Jan. 12 vs. Portland) and the 16th in his career.

NBA CAREER NOTES

Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft on June 28, 2007…Signed a multi-year extension with the Memphis Grizzlies on June 30, 2007…Signed a multi-year extension with the Memphis Grizzlies on Nov. 1, 2010…Signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 14, 2016…Acquired by the Utah Jazz in in exchange for Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, the draft rights to Darius Bazley (23rd overall pick in 2019 NBA Draft) and a future protected first round pick on July 7, 2019…Signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on August 6, 2021…Acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Feb. 8 during the 2023 Trade Deadline from the Utah Jazz…Signed a multi-year extension with the Timberwolves on Feb. 23, 2024…Currently one of only eight active players to have totaled over 14,000 points, 5,000 assists, 2,500 rebounds and 1,000 steals…A 2021 NBA All-Star…Four-time NBA Sportsmanship Award winner (2014, 2016, 2019, 2023)…Was the runner-up in the 2021 MTN Dew 3-Point Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend…Competed in the 2019 Taco Bell Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend…Led the NBA in steals (174) in 2012-13…Named to the 2012-13 All-NBA Defensive Second Team…2008 Rising Stars Challenge participant…2022-23 (Utah/Minnesota): Played in 67 total games this season (66 starts) with the Jazz and Wolves, pulling down season averages of 11.9 points on 42.8% shooting and 6.7 assists…On Apr. 9 vs. New Orleans, Conley finished the afternoon with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting and seven assists, marking his 20th 15+ point game of the season (505th career) and 10th such game since joining the Timberwolves…The game also marked Conley’s 15th 15+ point/5+ assist game of the season (356th career) and sixth such game in a Minnesota jersey…On Apr. 8 at San Antonio (Austin), Conley finished with 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 5-of-7 shooting and five assists…It marked Conley’s fifth game this season with 5+ triples…His most such games with five or more threes in a single season is eight during the 2016-17 season. With his basket at the 7:17 mark of the fourth quarter on Apr. 8, Conley reached 15,000 career points, becoming the 149th player in NBA history to surpass 15,000 career points…Conley led the Timberwolves on Mar. 31 vs. Los Angeles, with a team-high 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 from downtown, seven assists and three steals…The game marked his second 25+ point game this season, both games with Minnesota…The game also marked Conley’s second 25+ point/5+ assists game this season (62nd career), both of which were accompanied three steals from the point guard…2021-22 (Utah): Played in 72 games (all starts) and averaged 13.7 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 in 28.6 minutes…Ranked 20th in the league in three-point percentage (.408)…Shot .435 percent from the field and .796 percent from the free throw line…Recorded 385 total assists, 18th most in the NBA in 2021-22…Knocked down a career-high tying seven threes (7-7 3P) vs. BOS on 12/3/21… Averaged 2.3 three per game…Recorded 10 games with 20-plus points, including one 30-point game (30 points vs. SAC on Nov. 2)…Posted two point-assist double-doubles…Missed 10 games for injury maintenance/rest…2020-21 (Utah): Started in all 51 games in which he appeared, averaging 16.2 points, 6.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds (tied career-high) and 1.4 steals in 29.4 minutes…Shot 44.4% from the field and a career-high .412 percent from beyond the arc…A first-time NBA All-Star in his 14th NBA season, he became the most experienced player in NBA history to make his first All-Star Contest…Was the runner-up in the MTN Dew 3-Point Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend (narrowly defeated by Stephen Curry)…Finished with the second-highest +/- in the NBA (+548)…Knocked down a career-high tying seven three-pointers vs. LAC on Jan. 1… Recorded 13 games with 20-plus points, including one 30-point game (33 points vs. LAC on Jan. 1)…Tallied six games with 10-or-more assists and one with double-digit rebounds…Posted six double-doubles… Missed 21 games due to injury…2019-20 (Utah): Appeared in 47 games (41 starts) and averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 29.0 minutes per game… Shot 40.9% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range…Tallied 21 games scoring in double figures, including 13 games with 20 or more points…Missed 25 games due to injury…2018-19 (Memphis): Started in all 70 games in which he appeared, averaging a career-best 21.1 points, 6.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 33.5 minutes while shooting 43.8% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range and 84.5 percent from the free throw line…His 21.1 points established a Memphis-era franchise record for scoring average…Averaged 25.8 points after the All-Star Break, including 26.7 points in the month of March, marking the highest-scoring month of his career…Scored in double figures 66 times, including 43 games with at least 20 points, nine games with at least 30 points and one game with at least 40 points…Registered double-digit assists 11 times…Logged 10 double-doubles…Participated in the 2019 Taco Bell Skills Challenge as part of 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend...Scored a career-high 40 points vs POR (March 5)…Earned his first career Western Conference Player of the Week Award (week of March 4-10)…Finished with 37 points, 10 assists and five boards at BKN (Nov. 30)…Posted 35 points, eight assists, and five rebounds vs. HOU (March 20)…Had 32 points six assists and two steals vs. PHI (Nov. 10)…Registered 30 points, nine dimes and four rebounds at SAS (Nov. 21)…2017-18 (Memphis): Started all 12 of his appearances and averaged 17.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 31.1 minutes while shooting 38.1% from the field, 31.2% from three-point range and 80.3 percent from the free throw line…Missed 70 games (Nov. 11, Nov. 15- April11) with a left heel injury…Scored in double figures 10 times, including six games with at least 20 points…Scored a season-high 27 points vs. NOP (Oct. 18), his highest scoring total ever in a regular season opener…Handed out a season-high seven assists vs. GSW (Oct. 21)…2016-17 (Memphis): Appeared in 69 games (68 starts), owning averages of 20.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.2 minutes while shooting 45.9 percent from the field, 40.7% from three-point range and 85.9% from the free throw line…Set single-season career highs for points, scoring average, rebounds per game, field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage…One of three players to average at least 20 points and six assists per game while shooting at least 40.0% from three-point range (Stephen Curry, Kyle Lowry)…Scored in double figures 66 times, including 36 games with at least 20 points and 10 games with at least 30 points (all single-season career highs) after entering the season with only five career 30-point performances…Recorded eight games with double-digit assists…Posted eight double-doubles Recorded 30 points (9-of-20 FG, 7-of-11 3P, 5-of-7 FT) and 10 assists with zero turnovers vs. LAC (Nov. 4)…Notched 30 points (9-of-12 FG, 7-of-9 3P, 5-of-6 FT) at LAC (Nov. 16)…Recorded 25 points, a season-high tying nine rebounds and nine assists at PHI (Nov. 23)…Scored a then-career-high 38 points (12-of-18 FG, 7-of-10 3P, 7-of-8 FT) at PHX (Jan. 30)…Averaged 22.8 points in 34.2 minutes in 23 games played following the All-Star break…2015-16 (Memphis): Started all 56 games in which he appeared and averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 31.4 minutes while shooting 42.2% from the field, 36.3% from three-point range and 83.4% from the free throw line…Led all qualifying NBA players in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.07)…Scored in double figures 43 times, including 18 games with at least 20 points… Recorded double-digit assists four times…Posted four double-doubles…Recorded 18 points and a season-high 11 assists vs. WAS (Dec. 14)… Logged a season-high 27 points on vs. POR (Feb. 8)…Scored 19 points on at PHX (Feb. 27), passing Rudy Gay (8,562 points) for second place on the club’s all-time scoring list…Averaged 18.6 points in 31.0 minutes over his final 11 appearances before being injured and missing final 20 games…2014-15 (Memphis): Started all 70 of his appearances and averaged 15.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.8 minutes while shooting 44.6% from the field, 38.6% from three-point range and 85.9% from the free throw line…Ranked 20th in the NBA in assists per game…Scored in double figures 57 times, including 19 games with at least 20 points and two games with at least 30 points…Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice, tying a career high with 10 rebounds vs. TOR (Nov. 19) and at POR (Nov. 28)…Recorded double-digit assists four times…Posted six double-doubles…Recorded 24 points and a season-high 11 assists on vs. PHX (Nov. 5)…Had 22 points and a season-high 11 assists vs. SAC (Nov. 13)…Tallied 36 points and nine assists at PHI (Dec. 13), scoring 16 points with a buzzer-beating three-pointer in the fourth quarter to bring the Grizzlies back from an 18-point…2013-14 (Memphis): Started all 73 of his games played and averaged 17.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.51 steals in 34.2 minutes while shooting 45.0% from the field, 36.1% from three-point range and 81.5% from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 65 times, including 26 games with at least 20 points and two games with at least 30 points…Recorded double-digit assists five times…Posted five double-doubles… Handed out a season-high 14 assists vs. PHX (Dec. 3)…Notched back-to-back 30-point games with 30 points vs. SAS (Jan. 7) and a season-best 31 points vs. PHX (Jan. 10)…Made many clutch plays throughout the 2013-14 season, including a tiebreaking three-pointer with 1:36 remaining in a win vs. GSW (Nov. 20)… Hit a go-ahead triple with 1:08 left at PHX (April 14)… Netted a game-winning running floater with 1.5 seconds left on at NOP (March 12)…Sank two go-ahead free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining in an overtime victory in the regular season finale on vs. DAL (April 16)…2012-13 (Memphis): Started all 80 of his appearances and averaged 14.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.2 steals in 34.5 minutes while shooting 44.0% from the field, 36.2% from three-point range and 83.0% from the free throw line…Named to the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive Second Team after leading the league in total steals (career-high 174) and ranking third among all players in steals per game…Scored in double figures 64 times, including 17 games with at least 20 points… Recorded double-digit assists nine times and posted seven double-doubles…Posted a career-high three blocks vs. CHI (Jan. 19)…Registered a career-high 15 assists on at POR (March 12)…Finished with 23 points vs. SAS (April 1), knocking down a game-winning layup on with 0.6 seconds remaining…2011-12 (Memphis): Competed in 62 games (61 starts) with averages of 12.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.2 steals in 35.0 minutes while shooting 43.3% from the field, 37.7% from three-point range and 86.1% from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 47 times, including eight games with at least 20 points…Recorded double-digit assists 11 times…Posted eight double-doubles… Led the team in scoring twice and in assists 49 times…Scored a season-high 22 points vs. SAC (Jan. 21)…2010-11 (Memphis): Started all 81 of his appearances and averaged 13.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 35.5 minutes while shooting 44.4% from the field, 36.9% from three-point range and 73.3% from the free throw line…Set the single-season franchise record for total steals (144)…Led the team in assists for the fourth straight season…Scored in double figures 62 times, including 13 games with at least 20 points…Recorded double-digit assists nine times…Posted seven double-doubles…Led the team in scoring 10 times and in assists 67 times…Tied a career high with seven steals vs. MIN (Oct. 30)…Accrued a season-high 28 points vs. LAL (Nov. 30)… Dished out a season-best 14 dimes vs. PHX (Dec. 8)…2009-10 (Memphis): Started all 80 of his games played and averaged 12.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.1 minutes while shooting 44.5% from the field, 38.7% from three-point range and 74.3% from the free throw line…Led the team in assists for the third straight season and paced the club in three-point field goal percentage…Scored in double figures 56 times, including nine games with at least 20 points… Recorded double-digit assists four times…Posted four double-doubles…Led the team in scoring five times and in assists 52 times…Scored 12 points and sank the game-winning layup with 3.0 seconds left in overtime vs. CLE (Dec. 8)…Recorded a season-best 11 helpers vs. PHX (Feb. 16)…Scored a season-high 26 points at NOP (March 3)… 2008-09 (Memphis): Appeared in all 82 games (61 starts) and averaged 10.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.6 minutes while shooting 44.2% from the field, 40.6 percent from three-point range and 81.7% from the free throw line…Led the team in assists for the second straight season and paced the team in three-point field goal percentage…Scored in double figures in 48 games, including seven games with at least 20 points and one game with at least 30 points…Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice…Recorded double-digit assists twice…Posted two double-doubles… Led the team in scoring twice, in rebounds three times and in assists 47 times…Set a career high with 10 rebounds vs. CHI (Dec. 12)…Notched a season-high 10 dimes vs. POR (Feb.18)…Finished with a season-high 31 points vs. PHI (March 7)…Tied a career high with seven steals vs. PHX (April 13)…2007- 08 (Memphis): Appeared in 53 games (46 starts) and averaged 9.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 26.1 minutes while shooting 42.8 percent from the field, 33.0% from three-point range and 73.2% from the free throw line as a rookie… Scored in double figures 26 times, including a pair of 20-point games…Recorded double-digit assists twice…Posted two double-doubles…Led the team in scoring once and in assists 24 times…Scored two points in nine minutes in his NBA debut at SEA (Nov. 7)…Selected to the 2008 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans and recorded a team-high eight assists for the rookie team (Feb. 15)…Recorded a season-high 11 assists vs. PHX (Feb. 26)…Scored a season-best 25 points vs. MIN (April 12).

PLAYOFF NOTES

2024 (Minnesota): Started and played in all 15 playoff games for the Timberwolves in 2024, averaging 11.6 points on 42.8% shooting, 3.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 31.6 minutes per game…During Minnesota’s 106-99 Game 1 win over the Denver Nuggets in the Second Round, Conley added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-4 from deep and 10 assists, marking his 10th playoff career point/assist double-double and his first such game since May 25, 2021, vs. Memphis (20 points/15 assists)…2023 (Minnesota): Started all five playoff games for the Timberwolves, averaging 12.0 points on 47.6% shooting, including 45.5% from deep, 2.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 36.6 minutes per game…In Minnesota’s win over the Nuggets on Apr. 23, Conley ended the game with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, and eight assists, his 32nd career playoff game with 15+ points/5+ assists…2021 (Utah): Played in six postseason games, averaging 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 7.7 assists in 29.3 minutes per contest…Shot a playoff career-high 100% from the free throw line…Averaged 3.0 three-pointers per game, shooting 48.6% from beyond the arc…Knocked down a postseason career-high seven three-pointers (7-of-10 3P) in Game 3 of the first round against the Grizzlies Posted a stat line of 20 points and 15 assists (postseason career-high) in a Game 2 victory over the Grizzlies…2020 (Utah): Started in five games and averaged 19.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 33.0 minutes…Shot a postseason career high 52.9% from beyond the arc…2017 (Memphis): Started all six games and averaged 24.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.7 steals in 37.3 minutes while shooting 48.5% from the field, 44.7% from three-point range and 83.8% from the free throw line…Set single-postseason career highs for scoring average, field goal percentage, three-point percentage and free throw percentage… Set a franchise postseason single game record with 35 points (13-of-23 FG, 4-of-8 3P, 5-of-7 FT) to go with nine rebounds and eight assists against SAS (April 22)…Scored at least 20 points in five straight playoff games from April 17-27, the longest streak in Grizzlies postseason history…2015 (Memphis): Started all eight of his postseason appearances and averaged 14.4 points, 1.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.38 steals in 30.4 minutes while shooting 42.7% from the field, 30.3% from three-point range and 82.1% from the free throw line…Competed in three games in the Grizzlies’ five-game first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers and averaged 16.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 26.4 minutes while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 90.0 percent from the free throw line…Missed three games (April 27-May 3) with facial injuries…Appeared in the final five contests of the six-game series against Golden State and averaged 13.4 points, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 32.8 minutes while shooting 38.3% from the field and 77.8% from the free throw line…2014 (Memphis): Started all seven games during the first round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder and averaged 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 43.1% from the field, 11.1% from three-point range and 76.9% from the free throw line…Scored in double figures six times, including a pair of 20-point efforts…Recorded double-digit assists twice and posted two double-doubles…2013 (Memphis): Started all 15 postseason games for the Grizzlies and averaged 17.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.73 steals in 38.3 minutes while shooting 38.4% from the field, 28.1% from three-point range and 76.3% from the free throw line in leading the Grizzlies to their first-ever trip to the Western Conference Finals…Scored in double figures 13 times, including six games with at least 20 points…Grabbed double-digit rebounds once…Recorded double-digit assists three times…Posted three double-doubles…Started all six games during the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Los Angeles Clippers and averaged 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.17 steals in 36.2 minutes while shooting 40.8% from the field and 75.5% from the free throw line…Started all five games during the Western Conference Semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder and averaged 18.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.2 steals in 41.3 minutes while shooting 36.5% from the field and 87.0% from the free throw line…Nearly registered the first postseason triple-double in franchise history with 26 points, a playoff career-high 10 rebounds and nine assists in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals vs. OKC (May 7)…Started all four games during the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs and averaged 15.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.0 steals in 37.9 minutes while shooting 38.3% from the field and 64.7% from the free throw line…2012 (Memphis): Started all seven games during the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Los Angeles Clippers and averaged 14.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 39.5 minutes while shooting 42.1% from the field, 50.0% from three-point range and 75.0% from the free throw line…Scored in double figures four times, including one game with at least 20 points…2011 (Memphis): Started all 13 postseason games and averaged 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.08 steals in 39.0 minutes while shooting 38.8% from the field, 29.7% from three-point range and 83.0% from the free throw line…Led Memphis to its first NBA postseason victories and first NBA postseason series victory in the first round against the San Antonio Spurs and the club’s first trip to the Western Conference Semifinals…Scored in double figures 11 times, including a pair of 20-point games…Recorded double-digit assists twice and posted two double-doubles…Started all six games during the first round against San Antonio and averaged 14.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 38.3 minutes while shooting 39.5% from the field and 76.9% from the free throw line…Started all seven games during the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder and averaged 15.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 39.6 minutes while shooting 38.2% from the field and 88.9% from the free throw line…Scored 16 points in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals on, draining a three-pointer with 3.5 seconds left in regulation to send the game into the first of three overtime periods vs. OKC (May 9).

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE NOTES

Spent one season at Ohio State (2006-07), averaging 11.3 points, 6.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 39 games (all starts), helping the team to a 2007 NCAA Tournament Championship appearance… Named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the media and All-Big Ten Second Team by the coaches…Earned 2007 Big Ten All-Tournament honors.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born Oct. 11, 1987 in Fayetteville, Ark. and raised in Indianapolis…Full name is Michael Alex Conley, Jr…Married to wife Mary They have three sons; Myles, Noah, and Eli…Son of Rene and Mike Conley, Sr., who won the gold medal in the triple jump in the 1992 Olympics and took silver in 1984…Has three siblings, Jordan, Sydney and Jon…Father earned nine NCAA individual titles at Arkansas (class of 1985) and was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2004… Was a high school and college teammate of the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Greg Oden, first at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis and then one season at Ohio State…Paired with Oden, lost just 11 total games during his high school and college careers…Father coached both Conley and Oden during the summers, starting when the duo was in the sixth grade… Both Conley Sr. and Conley Jr. own high school basketball state championships… Won an Academy Award for “Two Distant Strangers,” the 2021 Oscar winner for Best Live-Action Short Film, Conley served as an executive producer on the film…Was very active in the Memphis community, is one of two players in history (Pau Gasol) to join the Grizzlies Foundation Board of Directors… Has co-hosted Staxtacular, an annual fundraiser benefiting the Stax Music Academy, every year since 2010… An active participant in the Grizzlies TEAM UP Mentoring Initiative throughout his NBA career…Participated in the 2008 and 2009 “Peyback Bowl,” hosted by NFL superstar Peyton Manning, finishing second in 2008 to NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Reggie Wayne… Gifted $500,000 to the Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball programs in September 2013…In recognition of the donation, Ohio State named its weight room at the program’s practice facility the “Mike Conley Jr. Strength and Conditioning Room”…Enjoys bowling, golf, video games and movies…An avid bowler, who averages over 200, hosts an annual Bowl-N-Bash to benefit the Special Olympics and Memphis Police Sports Federation.

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